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PRE-ORDER NOW! The new novel from the Queen of Romantic Comedy, Catherine Alliott''Her writing is both intelligent and sparkling'' MARIAN KEYES ‘Alliott is always an absolute joy to read’ VERONICA HENRY ----------------------------------------------Annabel loves her sisters. But when their mother decides to sell her leafy London home and divide her time - and the money - between her three daughters, their bond is tested.Strident Clarissa wants to restore her ramshackle farm. Glamorous Ginnie, her stately country pile.Only Annabel is questioning their mother’s motives for the move.But her sisters are far more interested in why Annabel remains single -- even though the perfect man could be sitting right under her nose. With their mother acting increasingly strangely, Annabel uncovers a long-hidden secret, one which could change everything she believed about her family history. Will delving into the past risk the love of her sisters? Or should she follow their advice and make finding love her priority?

''Extraordinary. A story about belonging in liminal spaces, and longing for things seemingly just out of reach. A searing, beautiful book.'' Kiley Reid, author of Such a Fun AgeSusan ‘Zuzu’ Braeburn is almost forty. She has the life she’s always dreamed of – a beautiful house, a child, a successful partner. But something between her and Agnes has been off for a long time, and she can’t help but wonder ‘what if’. What if she had chosen to live with her father instead of her mother after their divorce? To pursue art over law? And, most importantly, to pursue her feelings for her male best friend from college, Cash, instead of marrying Agnes? When an unexpected loss takes her back to her hometown, over a single wintery weekend, the questions in Zuzu’s mind become too loud to ignore. She grapples with the choices she’s made and the knowledge that she doesn’t have infinite time to make changes in her life. The Other Wife speaks to unfulfilled desires and the euphoric nostalgia that’s particular to the beginning of middle age; it is heartfelt and daring in its reckoning with the quest for joy.

''It is a sensuous treat, this novel. So much care has been given to every detail – of shrimps and sea mists and sinkpits, of work and music. A language of the sea washes over every page'' Ross Raisin, award-winning author of God''s Own Country''Seascraper is powerful, poignant and poetic. I can’t recommend it enough'' Benjamin Myers, award-winning author of Cuddy Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach to scrape for shrimp; spending the rest of the day selling his wares, trying to wash away the salt and scum, pining for Joan Wyeth down the street and rehearsing songs on his guitar. At heart, he is a folk musician, but it remains a private dream.When a striking visitor turns up, bringing the promise of Hollywood glamour, Thomas is shaken from the drudgery of his days and begins to see a different future. But how much of what the American claims is true, and how far can his inspiration carry Thomas?Haunting and timeless, this is the story of a young man hemmed in by his circumstances, striving to achieve fulfilment far beyond the world he knows.SEASCRAPER is a mesmerising portrait of a young man confined in by his class and the ghosts of his family''s past, dreaming of artistic fulfilment. It confirms Benjamin Wood as an exceptional talent in British literature.''Britain''s answer to Donna Tartt'' Sunday Times''A huge talent'' Hilary Mantel''What a writer'' Richard Osman

An exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinkerThe Performer explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics and everyday experience. It focuses on the bodily and physical dimensions of performing, rather than on words. Richard Sennett is particularly attuned to the ways in which the rituals of ordinary life are performances. The book draws on history and sociology, and more personally on the author's early career as a professional cellist, as well as on his later work as a city planner and social thinker. It traces the evolution of performing spaces in the city; the emergence of actors, musicians, and dancers as independent artists; the inequality between performer and spectator; the uneasy relations between artistic creation and social and religious ritual; the uses and abuses of acting by politicians. The Janus-faced art of performing is both destructive and civilizing. This is the first in a trilogy of books on the fundamental DNA of human expression: performing, narrating, and imaging.

** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **''Extraordinary'' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, SUNDAY TIMES • ‘An epic thriller . . . droll, moving, with a cinematic eye and not a boring line in it'' OBSERVER • ‘Fascinating . . . gripping'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH • ''Excellent . . . a fresh, unexpected take on the liberation of Paris'' JULIAN JACKSON, author of France on TrialFrom the Sunday Times-bestselling Patrick Bishop comes a heart-stopping countdown narrative recreating the liberation of Paris in 1944, one of the great and most dramatic hinge moments of WW2.When the Germans marched in and the lamps went out in the City of Light the millions who loved Paris mourned. Liberation, four years later, triggered an explosion of joy and relief. It was the party of the century and everybody who was anybody was there. General Charles de Gaulle seized the moment to create an instant legend that would take its place alongside the great moments in French history. After years of oppression and humiliation Parisians had risen to reclaim their city and drive out the forces of darkness – or so the story went.This fresh new account of the liberation, packed with revelation, tells the story of those heady days of suspense, danger, exhilaration – and vengeance – through the eyes of a range of participants, reflecting all sides of the conflict: Americans, French and Germans; resisters and collaborators. Among them are famous names like Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger and Pablo Picasso, but also some fascinating unknowns including a medic turned Resistance gunwoman, an androgynous Hungarian sculptor and a French bluestocking who quietly set about saving the nation’s art treasures from the Nazi looters.Paris ’44 looks behind the mythology to tell the real story of the liberation and expose the conflicts and contradictions of France under the occupation – the shame as well as the glory. This gripping war-time narrative will enthral anyone who has a place for Paris in their hearts.

When War Threatens Home, One Woman Fights to Save Her SanctuaryA sweeping and emotional new saga series from beloved author, Rosie Meddon--Devon, 1939Young widow Julia Nance has finally found happiness running her beloved guest house, Fairlight. But when war breaks out leaving the guest house empty, Julia desperately searches for alternative uses for her home – and a source of income to protect her new life. In wartime things are never straightforward, and when it looks like Julia’s future will rely on the charity of an arch-enemy, it seems like her newfound haven might be lost forever. As invasion looms, she has no choice but to throw herself into saving the village and its locals. The once idyllic Slipscombe Sands is now in peril. Will a surprising wartime calling for her guesthouse bring laughter and noise back to Fairlight? Perfect for fans of Vicki Beeby, Ginny Bell, Nancy Revell and Rosie Goodwin

Florida show jumper Hallie Oakley was raised in the saddle. After dominating the junior leagues, she's stepping into the spotlight as one of the sport's most exciting new talents. Now, with her sights set on making her mark at the highest level, Hallie must train at the most prestigious equestrian facility in the world. Nestled in the English countryside, Golden Oaks might look like nothing more than a beautiful stables, but it has produced some of the sport's greatest riders. . . including Hallie's idol, Jasper Knighton. The brooding oldest son in a show jumping dynasty, Jasper has recently inherited Golden Oaks and is determined to defend its legacy. From the moment Jasper and Hallie meet, their attraction is instant and mutual. But when a shocking event threatens to tear Golden Oaks apart, Jasper knows he'll do whatever it takes to protect what matters most to him. Because losing Golden Oaks would be devastating - but losing Hallie is something Jasper refuses to risk.

THE GRIPPING, TWISTY NEW LEGAL THRILLER STARRING UNDERDOG BARRISTER LEE MITCHELL IN A CASE THAT STRIKES AT THE HEART OF HER CHAMBERS‘British crime fiction has a dazzling new voice in Nicola Williams’ Tony ParsonsWhen the Head Clerk at her Chambers is murdered, Lee Mitchell doesn’t know who she can trust.One of the last people to see him alive, the crime is pinned on Junior Clerk Dean who ‘seems like the type’. Working-class and still living on the estate where he grew up, he has the most to gain from Tom’s death.But Lee knows how easily prejudices can snowball into convictions – and steps in to defend him. As the trial progresses, people Lee has worked with for years become suspects as her Chambers crumbles into a world of chaos and deceit.And, what of the diary, whispered about by those at Chambers? The one Tom used to blackmail Lee’s friends and enemies alike to do his bidding? The one containing secrets some might kill to keep hidden?Maybe finding it will be the key to solving his murder. Or maybe some secrets are better left buried . . .‘An authentic thought-provoking new voice in crime fiction’ Kate Ellis

PRE-ORDER NOW! Normal People meets The Dropout with a dash of Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow in this epic love story of two young Harvard students with a shared dream who are drawn into the vortex of American start-up culture.A GOODREADS HOTTEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2025‘STOLE MY BREATH AND MY HEART – I COULDN’T HAVE LOVED IT MORE’ CHRIS WHITAKER‘LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY MEETS TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW – UTTERLY COMPELLING’ LUCY CLARKE‘I ADORED IT’ ABIGAIL DEAN‘I WISHED IT WAS TRULY INFINITE’ LOTTIE HAZELL‘SURPRISED, DELIGHTED AND MOVED ME AT EVERY TURN’ CHARLOTTE PHILBY‘I THOUGHT ABOUT IT THE WHOLE TIME I WASN’T READING’ ARAMTINA HALL‘THIS IS A WINNER’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY--THE 2025 DEBUT THAT WILL STAY WITH YOU FOREVERThe moment Zoe notices Jack in their Harvard chemistry class, with his scruffy clothes and casual self-assurance, she knows he’s the one to beat.When Zoe starts trying to outsmart Jack in chemistry, he knows she’s the person he’s been looking for.Because Jack has dreams that go far beyond the classroom. And while he and Zoe might be from different worlds, they share the same thirst for knowledge and fierce ambition. When he invites her to partner with him on some research, she puts aside her pride, and joins him.Apart they are brilliant, but together they are unstoppable, and within two years, they are at the helm of a thriving start-up company, and deep in a relationship that seems a perfect match in every sense.Until a shocking accusation is levelled against Jack which threatens everything they’ve built – their company, their reputation, and most importantly, their love.Are some dreams too big to come true? And how far would you go to achieve them anyway?A captivating, deeply poignant novel about ambition, deceit, the recklessness that comes with early success and the way that love can make us feel invincible.--Readers LOVE Notes on Infinity''Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow crossed with Lessons in Chemistry . . . It is better than both!'' *****‘My heart was fully involved in this story and now it just hurts now that I’m done. I think I will be thinking about Zoe and Jack for a while’ *****‘I really didn''t imagine to love this book as much as I did, but it completely won me over. It is a kind of novel that surprises you, not just with its originality, but with its depth’ *****‘I didn''t want to put it down but I also didn''t want it to end’ *****‘Beautiful writing, fabulous characters—I actually want to read it all over again!’ *****‘I’m obsessed with this book’ *****

From the author of the Booker nominated, international bestseller Nightcrawling: a novel about the joys and entanglements of a fierce group of teenage mothers in a Florida beach town.When Adela Woods tells her parents she’s pregnant, they immediately send her a thousand miles away to stay with her grandmother in Padua Beach. The intention is that she will leave her baby in ''the forgotten Panhandle of Florida''. and resume her suburban life nine months later as though nothing happened. But Adela’s plans are soon washed away by the tide.First, Adela meets Emory, a new mother determined to defy the expectations of everyone around her, returning to high school with her newborn baby strapped to her chest. Then she meets Simone, ringleader of ‘the Girls,’ a group of young mothers who create a village together in the back of her red truck—dancing, breastfeeding, raising their children and themselves.The town thinks they’ve lost their way. Really, they are finding it.But as they look for love, make and break friendships, navigate the miracle of motherhood and the paradox of girlhood, Adela, Emory and Simone also find themselves on an inescapable collision course with one another.A novel full of heart and life and hope, set against the shifting sands of secrets and betrayals, The Girls Who Grew Big offers an explosive new perspective on what it means to be a young woman, a daughter, and a mother.''Opens up the world of young mothers in its makeshift, sticky, struggling glory ... Sensuous, gripping and utterly believable'' EMMA DONOGHUE

Yorubá Boy Running charts Samuel Ajayi Crowther''s miraculous journey from slave to liberator, boy to man, running to resisting''Run, Ajayí, run!''The day the Malian slave traders invaded the Nigerian town of Osogun, thirteen-year-old Ajayí''s life was split in two.Before, there was his childhood, surrounded by friends and family, watched over by the ancient Yorubá gods of forest and water, earth and sky. After: capture, slavery - and release, into the service of a new god, his own culture left far behind. So Ajayí becomes Samuel Crowther - missionary, linguist, minister - and abolitionist: driven to negotiate against his own people to end the miserable trade in human beings which destroyed his family.From the heart-stopping drama of Ajayí''s last day of freedom to his consecration as the first African Bishop of the Anglican Church, Biyi Bándélé''s kaleidoscopic reimagining of Crowther''s life is a brilliant tour de force.WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM WOLE SOYINKA''A true artist. A brilliant writer. An original thinker'' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‘Biyi Bándélé had a prolifically talented and creative mind, shown in everything he touched. Yorubá Boy Running is no exception’ Chiwitel EjioforCover artwork Chris Ofili, Blind Leading Blind, 2005 © The artist.

Discover the dazzling new historical novel from the author of That Green Eyed Girl and 73 Dove StreetPerfect for fans of City of Girls, Cabaret and Sunday Times bestseller, The Whalebone Theatre - available to pre-order in paperback! ''Sexy, electrically stylish, and beautiful - a gorgeous story about sisterhood, and a glamorous, evocative passport to a period we all long to get lost in'' Daisy Buchanan, award-winning author of Insatiable''Julie''s best novel yet'' Georgina Moore, bestselling author of The Garnett Girls‘Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Babylon Circus . . .’Berlin, 1926: young Leni finds work as a cigarette girl – wide-eyed, dodging stray hands – as the painted dancers and revellers party the nights away. It’s all for her little sister Annette – to put a roof over their heads, food in their bellies. Because the two sisters have no one but each other.Then Leni meets pianist Paul, and embarks on a passionate, all-consuming love affair. But for Paul, Berlin is a dangerous place to be. If he and Leni are to have a future together, they must flee the city.For Leni, it’s an impossible choice: her sister or the love of her life?The consequences of her decision will ripple through the next four decades . . .***‘Immersive, tender, simmering with secrets’ Alex Hay ''A tale of two sisters and a city, all three of them so vividly drawn, I felt I knew them. Superbly atmospheric, with convincingly flawed characters that just leap off the page'' Frances Quinn, author of The Bonesetter Woman ''An all-singing, all-dancing, moving and masterful book about two complex sisters living in incredibly complex times. Brilliant.'' Anna Mazzola, author of The Clockwork Girl ''Bold, brave and absorbing'' Elizabeth Buchan, author of Bonjour, Sophie ''With hints of Atonement, this is an epic novel’ Louise Fein, author of Daughter of the Reich Praise for Julie Owen Moylan ''Touching, entertaining and hopeful'' Sunday Times ''Dazzling'' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ''I was gripped from the first page'' SARA COX ''Psychologically astute and emotionally absorbing,'' DAILY MAIL ''A wonderfully evocative, immersive novel that brings 50s London to life, from the smog and the nightlife to attitudes towards women'' SUNDAY EXPRESS ''Emotional, immersive and utterly absorbing'' JENNIFER SAINT

An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombsThe three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of the distinctive elements of Chinese civilisation still in place today: an extraordinarily challenging geography and environment, formidable infrastructure, a society based on the strict hierarchy of the family, a shared written script of characters, a cuisine founded on rice and millet, a material culture of ceramics, bronze, silk and jade, and a unique concept of the universe, in which ancestors continue to exist alongside the living. Records of these early achievements, and their diverse and unexpected expressions, often lie not in written history, but in how people marked the end of their lives: their dwellings for the afterlife. Tombs, and the treasures within them, are almost the only artefacts to survive from Ancient China; their scale and sophistication rivals their equivalents in Ancient Egypt.Jessica Rawson, one of the most eminent Western scholars of China, explores twelve grand tombs - each from a specific historical moment and place - showing how they reveal wider political, dynastic and cultural developments, culminating in the lavish ambition of the First Emperor''s monument, guarded by his army of terracotta warriors. Beautifully illustrated and drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China illuminates a constellation of beliefs about life and death very different from our own and provides a remarkable new perspective on one of the oldest civilisations in the world.

PRE-ORDER THE LATEST, SWEEPING, BREATHTAKING AND HEARTBREAKING HISTORICAL FICTION FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE PARIS AFFAIR----In order to save her family’s future, Stella Penhallam is forced to uncover the secrets of their past…With her family’s perfumery in dire straits, Stella Penhallam needs a miracle. So, when her great-aunt’s journal from 1940s Paris lands on her desk, Stella realises that the missing pages could hold the answers she seeks.In 1939, as war breaks out across Europe, Iris Penhallam is forced into an impossible situation, one that will cause her world to come crashing down.Paris is no longer safe, and when her mentor’s family in Italy is at risk from Mussolini’s fascist thugs, Iris must find a way to save them. Using her role as a perfumer, she travels to Venice on the Orient Express under the guise of creating five intoxicating scents with her fellow apprentice, Alessandro.Five scents that are lost to the war along with the man she loves.As Stella delves deeper into the past, the two lives of these women intertwine in the present and the five lost scents will forge the start of their future...----PRAISE FOR THE PARIS AFFAIR: ‘A sweeping, and heartfelt tale of love and sacrifice’ Amanda Geard, author of The Moon Gate‘This is a heart wrenching story of love, bravery, and impossible choices’ Louise Fein, author The London Bookshop Affair ''I loved every page of this gorgeous, transportive, and highly moving tale!’ Jenny Ashcroft, author of Beneath A Burning Sky‘An epic tale of love and loss.’ Caroline Khoury, author of Still Unwritten

Pre-order the latest retelling from Elizabeth Fremantle, the electrifying tale of rage and resistance of young noblewoman Beatrice Cenci__________A young noblewoman accused of murder, awaits execution. Imprisoned in the Corte Savella, she has captured the hearts and sympathy of all Rome. . .This is the true and tragic tale of Beatrice Cenci.Murder most foul or vengeance most just?Helpless victim or resolute heroine?Rome, 1599.Beatrice yearns to escape the clutches of her abusive father and determined to find a way back to Rome, enlists the help of Olimpio, the castle’s keeper. Soon the love that grows between them will transform Beatrice’s fortunes, for better and for worse. . .History has sold her short. She is no doe-eyed victim of her father’s brutality, nor the cunning murderer who plotted her father’s demise. No, this Beatrice - a woman pregnant by her lover, incarcerated in a remote castle by her father, and brim-full of white-hot rage - is both innocent and guilty, saint and sinner.And she will stand tall in the face of the violence of men, no matter the cost.__________Praise for Elizabeth Fremantle:''MAGICAL, THRILLING, WONDERFUL, EXCELLENT. HEARTPOUNDINGLY TENSE AND ABSOLUTELY ENGROSSING. CLEVER, AMAZING AND INSPIRING'' DAILY MAIL‘Electric’ Good Housekeeping‘Rich in atmosphere and period detail . . . An enticing read’ Stylist‘Beautifully written and finely observed'' RACHEL HORE, author of A PLACE OF SECRETS''An enthralling tale of power and passion, loyalty and betrayal’ ELIZABETH WILHIDE, author of ASHENDEN

In summer 1914, a murder investigation leads Detective Isaac Bell to an explosive heist planned on the newly launched Federal Reserve System - a plot that will echo far into the future . . .----A MASTER THIEFAN ASSASSIN ACCOMPLICETHE MOST FIENDISH HEIST IN AMERICA’S HISTORYWashington D.C., 1914: President Woodrow Wilson is celebrating aboard his yacht, Mayflower, with the branch leaders of the newly created Federal Reserve. For Van Dorn agent, Detective Isaac Bell, few events could be duller. Until he notices the aeroplane flying dangerously low . . .Thwarting this aerial attack on the President and financial leaders, Bell soon learns that the strike was just the opening of an even deadlier gambit. It’s up to Bell to find the link between the attack, the mysterious death of a Newport heiress, and growing evidence of an unimaginably audacious heist: to steal a billion dollars from the country’s new and most secure banking system.Double-cross and betrayal are Bell’s stock and trade, but this time, the deeper he delves into the puzzle, the less he seems to understand. He is in a race against his most ruthless opponents yet, to prevent a financial panic that would bring the United States to its knees.----Praise for Clive Cussler:''The Adventure King'' Sunday Express''Just about the best in the business'' New York Post''Cussler is hard to beat'' Daily Mail